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Lichtenegg Castle Ruins – Turk's Rock loop from Burgruine Lichtenegg

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Lichtenegg Castle Ruins – Turk's Rock loop from Burgruine Lichtenegg

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Lichtenegg Castle Ruins – Turk's Rock loop from Burgruine Lichtenegg

01:12

4.23km

100m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

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Högenbachtal, Lichtenegg, Beselberg mit westlichem Birgland

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Start point

Bus stop

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61 m

Lichtenegg Castle Ruins

Highlight • Castle

Lichtenegg is an idyllic village on top of the Bavarian Jura, at the junction of the communities of Birgland, Pommelsbrunn and Weigendorf, between the districts of Amberg-Sulzbach and Nürnberger Land. …

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230 m

View of Lichtenegg Castle Ruins

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The Lichtenegg castle ruins are believed to be a medieval aristocratic castle above the Lichtenegg village of the same name. The castle was first mentioned in a document 700 years …

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610 m

Lichtenegg Climbing Rocks

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There are various climbing rocks around Lichtenegg. Details can be found on the climbing overview at the hiking car park.

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1.02 km

Emil Rock

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The Emilfelsen and other bizarre rocks, rock towers and limestone cliffs are characteristic of the Frankenalb. The approximately 10m high rock is something for pleasure climbers with moderate difficulty levels.

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1.13 km

Hansel and Gretel Rocks

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The signposted trail number 34 is now in constant change, sometimes uphill and downhill in the direction of the magic forest. Directly on the trail are the rocks Hänsel and Gretel.

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1.37 km

Turk's Rock

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From Lichtenegg you reach the Türkenfelsen after about 2.5 km at the end of a high plateau. A massive and about 10m high rock wall. For rock-climbing families, this rock …

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2.08 km

Rock Arena

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Everywhere on the entire circular route you can marvel at beautiful rock formations, a nice change from the hike.

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3.41 km

Rock formation in the Upper Palatinate Forest

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Many great rocks can be seen in this area to the left and right of the path.

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4.23 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.53 km

1.27 km

277 m

147 m

Surfaces

3.24 km

426 m

258 m

147 m

Elevation

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Highest point (590 m)

Lowest point (520 m)

Weather

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Sunday 23 August

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Comments

November 1, 2022,Orchideenweg Runde um Lichtenegg

Today we went to Lichtenegg with the family. There is a hiking car park in the village, from which you can go straight into the forest. At the beginning you have a crisp incline. All in all, it's a great round through the deciduous forests of Lichtenegg. All the rock formations invite the children to scramble. At the end there …

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May 13, 2025,Lichtenegg, Orchideenweg Nr. 34🤩🤩

This year, there's only a shoe size of 32 🤭 There weren't enough shoes for 40. Much too dry! The pear-green and the box-leaved milkweed are liking it this year 👌🏾. Bird's-nest orchid is also showing off beautifully. The pale wood anemone and the large twayblade are still waiting to bloom.

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May 29, 2022,Auf dem Lichtenegger Orchideen Weg

Fortunately, since the weather wasn't great, there wasn't much going on, even though the lady's slipper and orchid were in full bloom. In between, white forest bird and orchid. But also very scenic.

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May 19, 2025,Lichtenegg - Orchideenweg Nr 34

A fantastic route. A route to enjoy. 🤩🥰 especially when there aren't many hikers around.

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June 22, 2024,Lichtenegg 》 57./2024 🏛🖼🏵🪨 Ruine&Orchideenweg

Together with my dear parents and my "better half", a trip with two hiking stages to the Upper Palatinate district of Amberg-Sulzbach was on the agenda for this Saturday. We made our first stop early in the morning in the small village of Lichtenegg, where we first explored the castle ruins, which are very beautiful to look at and to …

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May 26, 2022,Lichtenegg Orchideenweg, gesamte Tour 🌺😇

The altitude meters are not correct....+/- 140 HM. I had to merge the tour from 2 parts because Komoot had annoyed me again yesterday, we were on the road for much longer 📷👀🌺😉

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January 16, 2023,Orchideenweg

From Lichtenegg you hike via Wurmrausch and Ammerried through a beautiful landscape with the Turk's rock or the rock formation "Hänsel and Gretel". At the end, a climb to the castle ruins of Lichtenegg is worthwhile because of the impressive panorama.

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June 9, 2025,Burgruine Lichtenegg 🏰 und der Orchideenwanderweg 🌸

What a beautiful hike 🥾🏔️🏞️. An insider tip brought us to Hersbrucker Schweiz. Our first thought... orchids? Here with us? But yes, there really is a variety that feels at home here. The "lady's slipper" ... unfortunately we were a bit late. But the wild strawberries were ripe 😍. But back to the hike. From the hikers' car park, it …

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Lichtenegg Castle Ruins – Turk's Rock loop from Burgruine Lichtenegg

Lichtenegg Castle Ruins

View of Lichtenegg Castle Ruins

Lichtenegg Climbing Rocks

Emil Rock

Hansel and Gretel Rocks

Turk's Rock

Rock Arena

Rock formation in the Upper Palatinate Forest

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